List of Famous people named Phil

Name Phil is among the most common names in Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Philip, Phillip. Similar names: Philip, Phillip, Philo, Fele, Philly, Phill. Here are some famous Phils:

Phil Anderson

Philip Grant Anderson
First Name Phil
Born on March 20, 1958 (age 68)

Philip Grant Anderson OAM is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.

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Phil Davis

First Name Phil
Born on July 30, 1953 (age 73)

Philip Davis is an English actor, writer, and director.

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Phil Johnson

First Name Phil
Born on September 6, 1941 (age 85)

Philip Donald Johnson is a former college basketball player and a former basketball coach. He played college basketball at Utah State University and Weber State, and has coached collegiately at Weber State University.

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Phil Bennett

First Name Phil
Born on October 24, 1948
Died on June 12, 2022 (aged 73)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Philip Bennett is a former Welsh international rugby union fly half from 1969 to 1978. His flair and range of tricks, including his famous sidestep and swerve, meant he was a firm favourite with crowds.

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Phil Bronstein

First Name Phil
Born on October 4, 1950 (age 76)

Phil Bronstein is an American journalist and editor. He serves as executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, California. He is best known for his work as a war correspondent and investigative journalist. In 1986, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the fall of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Later, he held leadership positions with The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle, and Hearst Newspapers Corporation.

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Phil Lord

Philip A. Lord
First Name Phil
Born on July 12, 1975 (age 51)
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Phil Tippett

First Name Phil
Born on September 27, 1951 (age 75)

Phil Tippett is an American movie director and Oscar and Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design, stop-motion and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM and DreamWorks, and in 1984 formed his own company, Tippett Studio. His work has appeared in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop. He is currently involved with his ongoing Mad God stop-motion series, which were funded through Kickstarter.

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Phil Laak

Philip Courtney Laak
First Name Phil
Born on September 8, 1972 (age 54)
Born in Ireland

Philip Courtney Laak is an Irish–American professional poker player and a poker commentator, now residing in Los Angeles, USA. Laak holds a World Poker Tour (WPT) title, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, and has appeared on numerous nationally aired television shows.

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Phil Roe

First Name Phil
Born on July 21, 1945 (age 81)

David Phillip Roe is an American politician and physician who was the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 1st congressional district, serving from 2009 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2017 to 2021, Roe was chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.

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Phil Zimmermann

First Name Phil
Born on February 12, 1954 (age 72)

Philip R. Zimmermann is an American computer scientist and cryptographer. He is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world. He is also known for his work in VoIP encryption protocols, notably ZRTP and Zfone. Zimmermann is co-founder and Chief Scientist of the global encrypted communications firm Silent Circle.

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